Frank Serpico

News about Frank Serpico, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Aug. 6, 2013

Frank Serpico was issued a subpoena ordering him to turn over any documents or materials he might possess related to the trial of a New York police officer, Adrian Schoolcraft, who is suing the city. MORE

Jul. 5, 2013

Frank Serpico, who became one of the most famous detectives in the history of New York after helping uncover police corruption scandal in 1970s, is battling new nemesis, real estate developer in Columbia County, NY; Serpico, who owns about 40 acres in Stuyvesant, is accusing zoning authorities of giving developer Frank Palladino preferential treatment, allowing him to endanger pristine woodlands to build luxury home. MORE

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January 24, 2010, Sunday

He looked like some sort of fur trapper, this bearded man walking through the snowy woods here in upstate New York. But then, Frank Serpico has always been known for his disguises. Anyone who has seen the celebrated 1973 film ''Serpico'' knows...

Pacino Was 'Serpico,' But Who Was Durk? When they were rocking and shocking the city three decades ago with their accounts of police corruption, they were the team of Frank Serpico and David Durk -- two New York City police officers risking all...

The police shootings of Amadou Diallo and Patrick Dorismond exposed a seemingly intractable problem. How can police aggressively keep guns and drugs off the street, while respecting the civil rights of citizens? The Op-Ed Page asked a few experts. ...

More than 25 years after his whistle-blowing as a young officer exposed widespread corruption in the New York Police Department, Frank Serpico reappeared yesterday to join civil-rights advocates in a related cause: a campaign against police...

January 11, 1999, Monday

Frank Serpico achieved national acclaim -- and was nearly killed in the line of duty -- when he revealed corruption within the New York City Police Department a quarter-century ago. Appearing at Tuesday's City Council hearings on a new...